Seminar on Effective and Efficient Disaster Management

The Department had successfully organised the seminar on “Effective and Efficient Disaster Management” on the 23rd July 2008 in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. The seminar was officiated by Professor Ikram Shah the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. The speakers for the conference included both International and local experts in disaster management from University, Government agencies and Multinational companies.

The participants for the conference included postgraduate candidates from Faculty of Medicine, healthcare practitioners both from the public and private sectors.

During the seminar, the following topics were discussed

  1. Introduction to Disasters and Management – Dr Htay Moe, Department of SPM
  2. Policy and Mechanism on National Disaster and Relief Management – Che Moin Umar, National Security Council, Putrajaya
  3. Management and Community Based Disaster Preparedness– Bastaman Basuki, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
  4. Evaluation on Disaster Preparedness– Bastaman Basuki, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia
  5. Industrial Disasters and Management – Dr Abu Hasan Samad, Medical Advisor & Country OH Manager, ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia
  6. Trauma Management in Disasters
  7. Detoxification of Chemical Pollutants in Disaster Management – Dr Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Emergency Physician, UMMC
  8. Motor Vehicle Disasters and Management – Dr Kulanthanyan KC Mani, Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia

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